CONTENTS. 
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/Opsxcts and Rules of the Association .............:sssssceeencneeascecasceecseees xxvii 
Places and Times of Meeting and Officers from commencement ............... Xxxvl 
Presidents and Secretaries of the Sections of the Association from com- 
Sprott 9 DENTE n Aso Sees eee Seen ere PE Enea ecornet Che By ecdaoder nosed xlili 
| EELS nas 22, fo secaie ap soniescngeénesky eco nant csqeivasinassonnaneeavnaseduoar >: lyii 
Lectures to the Operative! Olasses si5...ccs.c.i ces essesewessscascesdceweecesdessevens Ix 
Officers of Sectional Committees present at the Aberdeen Meeting ......... lxi 
MEET ACCOUMLL ...... 020 var ncecnonssenacccoveraccaresoeceesnansntanrssnepcavantene lxiii 
Table showing the Attendance and Receipts at the Annual Meetings ...... lxiv 
eemeiand Connell, IS85—86. o..iii..civc<cow-ssensecevaresscemecevesrcnesenecseeseeee lxvi 
Report of the Council to the General Committee ...........:.ceceeseseeeeeneeeee Ixyii 
- Recommendations adopted by the General Committee for Additional 
Reports and Researches in Science ...........0ceeresssenecssecssecabecssenssececes Ixx1 
Synopsis of Grants of Money ...........0.sccccsssccecsescernsvancescessascecsencsness Ixxix 
‘Places of Meeting in 1886 and 1887 ..............cscscscssccsccsccecesccscessecees Ixxx 
_ General Statement of Sums which have been paid on account of Grants 
SR SiC ENIP ROSEN pdallscss-- ashes adanedsban 0 /0s0ss.cesacds oadecn s4Gtiaboaaehies Ixxxi 
‘rrangement of the General Meetings .............cssseccessnseeeneeeeceesesennens XCll 
le ie by the President, the Right Hon. Sir Lyon Prarrarr, K.C.B., M.P., : 
REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 
Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor G. Carry Fostrr, Sir W. 
THomson, Professor AyRTON, Professor J. Prrry, Professor W. G. ADAms, 
Lord Rayreten, Dr. O. J. Lope, Dr. Joun HopKINson, Dr. A. Moureneap, 
Mr. W. H. Preece, Mr. H. Taytor, Professor Everert, Professor Scrus- 
TER, Dr. J. A. FLEMING, Professor G. F. Frrzgpratp, Mr. R. T. Guaze- 
__ BROOK (Secretary), Professor CurysraL, Mr. H. TOMLINSON, and Professor 
. W. Garnett, appointed for the purpose of constructing and issuing practical 
Standards for use in Electrical Measurements .........00.0.-cesceeceeceeeeeeeees 31 
_ Report of the Committee, consisting of Professors A. Jounson (Secretary), J 
MacGreeor, J. B. Caerrman, and H. T. Bovey and Mr. C. CARPMAEL, 
appointed for the purpose of promoting Tidal Observations in Canada ...... 33 
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